Metal bedstead.



H. SILVER.

METAL BBDSTEAD.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.6, 191a.

Patented Oct. 28, 1913.

HERMAN Elli-TEE, 3F REQQKLYN, NE

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METAL BEDSTEAID.

Specification of Letters 'Patent.

Patented Oct. 28, 1913.

Application filed August 8., 1913. Serial No. 783,275.

To all wil ow/ it may conocm lie it known that l, I-l'ERMAN SILVER, a citizen ofthelb nited States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful lm 'irovements in Metal Bedsite-ads, of which the following is a specification.

The invention pertains more particularly to a novel COllSt-IuCtlOll of the corners of the upper ends oi the end frames of metal bed stcads whereby the upper end of said end tirames may be formed of rectangular tubing and have its end portions properly bent downwardly at right angles to join the corner posts of the end frames.

It is desiral'ile in many instances that the corner posts and transverse rails of the end frames of metal bedstcads be of rectangular formation in cross-section, and great difficulty has existed in so shaping the ends oi the upper transverse bars of the end frames as to present a desirable appearance. it is extremely difficult to bend. a piece 01" rectangular tubing on. curved lines, and especially so in attempting to bond the ends of the tubing on the short curves that are required for the u per corners of end frames of metal bedstcads oi customary size.

The object of my invention is to provide a construction whereby the ends of a piece of tubing, rectangular in cross-section, may be bent downwardly on graceful. curveifl lines and thereafter be used as the top rail or member of the end frame, either head or foot, of a metal bedstead, the piece oil tubing having its ends thus bent downwardly being adapted for connection with the usual corner posts for the bedstead, said corner posts also being rectangular in cross-section and corresponding in diameter with the said top rail or upper member.

in carrying out my invention l. form the top member or upper rail of the frame from a sheet of metal and cut out the same at its end portions in a special manner to constitute the whole sheet as a blank from which the said upper member and downwardly extended outer portions are to be tor-med, and said invention will be fully ui'iderstood from the detailed description hereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 "is an elevation of the end frame of a metal bedstead embodying my invention, the same being shown on a smallscale; Fig. 2 is a top view of the blank, also shown on a small scale, from which the upper member or top rail of the end frame and the corners thereolt' are formed; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one portion of the upper member or rail of the end frame as formed from the blank shown in .l ig. 2 but in the stage it presents prior to the end portion of the tubular member being bent down-- wardly to form thecorner or. the said and frame; Fig. 4: is a corresponding perspective view of one end portion of the upper "ail or tubular member after the end portion thereof has been bent downwardly in the formation of a corner of the end frame; Fig. 5 is a vertical. section through a portion of the upper member or rail oi the end fwinie after the latter has reached its completed condition, the section. being on the dotted line 5--5 of Fig. 7. Fig. 6 is a horizontal section. through a portion of the completed upper member or rail of the end frame taken on the dotted line 6----G of Fig. 7, and Fig. 7 is a vertical section through a portion of the upper rail or member taken on the dotted line 7--7 of l ig. 6.

In the drawings, 10 designates the end frame, either head or :Foot, of a metal bedstead, whico with the exception of the presence of my invention in the upper member. or rail 11 thereof, is of customary construction, the corner posts being designated by the numeral l2 and the sockets for receivin the side rails of the bed by the numeral Ti lie upper member or rail 11 is rectangular in cross-section and connected with the corner posts 12 by means of cash ings,eommonl called chills, 1.4. My invention resides wholly in the it'ormation of the aipper member or rail 11, and particularly .in the construction of the end portions of said member whereby downwardly extend ing ends 15 may be formed thereon to match. the upper ends oil. the corner posts 12 and be connected therewith by the chills 14;.

The upper member 11 of the end frame is formed from a sheet metal blank 16 shown in detail in Fig. 2, said blank in carrying out my invention being bent to constitute the transverse bar 17 and the said downwardly extending ends 15. I indicate by dotted lines in Fig. 2 the lines on which the blank 16 is to be folded to create the rectangular member 11 shown in Fig. 1, which has an outer face 18, an inner face 19, and two side faces 20, 21. The dotted lines .22, 23 in Fig. 2, define the panel from which the outer free of the bed member 11 is formed, and said dotted line with the dotted line 2% defines the panel for the side 20 of the bed member 11, while said dotted line 2% and the dotted line 25 define the panel for the inner face 19 of said bed member 11, and the dotted line 22 with the dotted line 26 {refines the panel from which the other side 21 of the bed member 11 is formed. The dotted lines 22, 23, 2d, and while broken at the spaces cut in the blank adjacent to the ends thereof, extend to the extreme ends of the blank, except at such cut-away portions, and. therefore the outer and inner and side panels of the bed member 11 are present finally in not only the transverse horizontal bar 17 but in the end portions 15 of said bar.

Outwardly from the dotted line 25 and between said line and the extreme adjacent edge of the blank 16, the metal is bent inwardly, as at 27, to form a flange extending lengthwise of one edge of the inner panel 19 of the bed member 11, and between the dotted line 26 and the extreme adjacent edge of the blank 16 the metal of the blank 16 is bent inwardly on the dotted line 28 and then outwardly to form a pocket 29 extending lengthwise of the bed member 11 to receive the aforesaid flange 27, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, the pocket 29 being disposed within the outline of the bed member 11 so as not to disfigure the same and in use cooperating with the flange 27 to lock the blank in its rectangular formation. 1 pref rably ap 31y solder to the joint between the flange 2? and pocket 29 so that even with rough usage there may be no danger of the seam in the adjacent edges of the bed member 11 formed from the blank 16, opening. The turning inwardly of the flange 27 and pocket 29 leaves the face 21 of the bed member 11 substantially smooth and uniform throughout.

Those portions of the panels of the blank 16 to constitute the sides 20, 21 of the bed member 11 are cut out as at 30 and 31, at the points which in the transformation of the blank into the bed member 11 will con stitute the corner portions of said bed member. The recessing of the blank 16 at 30, 31 is special in that thereby are formed between the dotted lines 23, 2% corresponding facing somewhat triangularly-shaped sections 32 having straight edges on one side and curved edges on the other side, and that thereby are also formed similar sections 33 between the dotted line 22 and the adjacent outer edge of the blank 16. That portion of the blank 16 between the dotted lines 22,

cream said part of the blank between the dotted lines 22,23 sections 3a which are free be bent over and downwardly, as at 35 'l ig t and T), to form the outer corners bed member 11, the sections 3% being sinoile piece and flatand adapted to be reaoi t bent on curved lines to create such it will be seen, on reference to that when the sections 34 are bent W as at 35, to form the outer corners of the bed member 11, the curved edges of the sections 32, 33 fit snugly below the outer edges of such corners, While the o h r er ges of said sections 32, come toget along the line 36 4t) and make a proper finish for the side faces of the bed member 11. The sections 34 of the blank 16 are bent orer on curved lines, and the curved edges of the sections 32, 33 by fitting Within the edges of the said sections 3a when the latter are bent downwardly, serve to strengthen the outer corner portions of the bed member 11 and impart to the article that strength which the upper portion of a head-frame or foot-frame ought to have. That portion of the blank 16 between the dotted lines 21, 2-5 instead of being continuous to correspond with that portion of the blank between the dotted lines 22, 23, is cut away, as at 37, and slit longitudinally to form lips 38 which, in the formation of the bed member may be bent downwardly at rig t angles to the horizontal portion 17 of said member and soldered to the then tical face 39 of the ends 15, as trated in Figs. 5 and T, to aid in securing a ri id formation in the end portions of the bee. member 11. Tn carrying out ny invention 1 not only solder the lips 33 to the inner vertical faces of the ends 15, but also solder the curved edges of the sections to the outer position of said bed member so that finally my structure is a very secure and rigid one capable of withstanding considerable rough usage. After the blank 16 has been folded to form the straight construction shown in Fig. 3, said structure is bent downwardly at its end portions on lines extending transversely of the ctions of said blank, and thereafter the lips are bent downwardly and soldered to the inner vertical faces 39 of the ends 15, thus, with the exception of the proper soldering, completing the entire bed member 11 ready for application to the other clearly ill portions of the head or foot frame of a bedsurface at each corner, and at the inner sur face of said corners has a definite right-angular formation.

The lips 38 are less in Width than the space between the dotted lines 24;, 25, and hence at the sides of said lips are left sufficient metal to form in the completed bed member horizontal flanges 40 extending across the upper ends of the end members .15, at the j oint-line 36. The flanges 40 serve to strengthen the structure at the joint line :36 and permit the upper edges of th ends '15 to be conveniently soldered to the hori zontal portion 17 of the bed member 11.

The bed member when completed will be applied to the corner posts 12 by chills or castings l l.

lVhat 1 claim as my invention and desire to secure by LettersPatent is:

1. An upper tubular member, rectangular in crosssection for head and foot frames of metal bedsteads comprising a horizontal transverse portion and vertical end portions integral therewith for connection With the corner-posts of said frames, the outer wall of said member being uniform throughout and at the corners thereof on curved lines and the inner wall of said member at its inner corners being on right-angular lines.

2. An upper tubular member, rectangular in cross-section, for head and foot frames of metal bedsteads comprising a horizontal transverse portion and vertical end portions integral therewith for connection with the corner-posts of said frames, the outer Wall of said member being uniform throughout and at the corners thereof on curved lines and the inner Wall of said member at its inner corners being on right-angular lines, and the ends of the sides of the horizontal portion of said member constituting projections having outer curved edges fitting said curved corners and inner straight edges ongaging the upper edges of said end portions.

3. An upper tubular member, rectangular in cross-section, for head and foot frames of metal bedsteads comprising a horizontal transverse portion and vertical end portions integral therewith for connection With the corner-posts of said frames, the outer Wall of said member being uniform throughout and at the corners thereof on curved lines and the inner wall of said member at its inner corners being on right-angular lines. and the ends of the sides of the horizontal portion of said member constituting projections having outer curved edges fitting said curved corners and inner straight horizontal edges extending entirely across and engaging the upper side and inner edges of said end portions.

4. An upper tubular member, rectangular in cross-section, for head and footframes of metal bedsteads comprising a horizontal transverse portion and vertical end portions integral therewith for connection With the corner-posts of said frames, the outer Wall of said member being uniform throughout and at the corners thereof on curved lines and the inner Wall of said member at its inner corners being on right-angular lines, and the ends of the sides of the horizontal portion of said member constituting projections having outer curved edges fitting said curved corners and inner gaging the upper edges of said end portions and the ends of the lower wall of said horizontal portion having integral therewith lips bent downwardly into said vertical end portions and secured. to inner surfaces thereof.

5. An upper tubular member, rectangular in cross-section, for head and foot frames of metal bedsteads comprising a horizontal transverse PolhlOll and vertical end portions integral therewith for connection with the corner-posts of said frames, the outer Wall of said member being uniform throughout and at the corners thereof on. curved lines and the inner Wall of said member at its inner corners being on right-angular lines, and the ends of the sides of the horizontal portion of said member constituting projections having outer curved edges fitting said curved corners and inner straight edges engaging the upper edges of said end portions, and the ends of the lower wall of said horizontal portion having integraltlierewith lips bent donunvardly into said vertical end portions and. secured to inner surfaces thereof and inwardly extending flanges along said straight edges of said pl'OjtiChlOIlS Where said edges engage the upper ends of said vertical end portions.

Signed. at New York city in the county of New York and State of New York, this lth day of August, A. l). 1913.

HERMAN SILVER. lVitnesses ARTHUR lvfilARlON, CHAS. G. GILL.

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